Local History

THE LAND OF THE GUYANDOT. The history of an area is only as rich as the recollections of its people. For more than a year and a half, author Robert Spence researched Logan County, seeking to weave individual experiences and memories into a work that tells of all the cultures which have inhabited the land of the Guyandot River, today spelled Guyandotte.

It’s here. This brand new pictorial history book documents, both in pictures and in words, the rich history of the Triadelphia District of Logan County, West Virginia, covering the era from the late-1800s through the 1950s.

Prickett’s Fort is the story of the struggles of Ethan LeMaster and Alexander Braxton as they wrestle with danger, intrigue, and love. The account is based on actual events in the frontier of Virginia (now West Virginia), and the volume revolves around the inner warfare raging inside these men and those connected with them and exposes the harsh realities of the frontier while coating the senses with an aura of romance.

Take a fascinating trip back through time. Memories of Tug Valley celebrates and captures the colorful and proud history of Mingo County and the Tug River Valley. Using vintage photographs and rare images, along with historical narrative, this book vividly illustrates, page-by-page, the county’s past, and depicts many of the people who have shaped the future of this rugged portion of the Mountain State. It’s the land of the Hatfields and McCoys, the Matewan Massacre, the Glen Alum train payroll robbery, catastrophic floods, and more.

Upon the tragic death of Chief Cornstalk in 1774, the Shawnees followed Cornstalk’s daughter, Princess Aracoma, into present-day Midelburg Island in Logan County. This book aptly describes the settling of the Mountain State and explains how Princess Aracoma resolved a difficult conflict between the American Indian population and the region’s earliest settlers.